Dr. Michael Solomon

Michael Solomon

Dr. Michael Solomon specialises in hip and knee surgery. He has interest in arthritis surgery of the hip and knee, arthroscopic knee surgery as well as joint preserving hip surgery to help prevent the development of hip arthritis

Dr. Solomon graduated with distinction from the University of Cape Town and completed his Orthopaedic training in Sydney in 1996. Thereafter he completed a travelling fellowship in hip and knee replacement surgery and hip joint preserving surgery in the USA

Dr. Solomon has performed over 7000 hip and knee replacements and is recognized as one of the leaders in this field both in Australia and Internationally. He has lectured and operated in Australia, USA, Canada, England, South Africa, India, and China. He has co-authored numerous publications, partakes in research and is enthusiastically involved in medical student, orthopaedic registrar and fellowship teaching. He travels to Tonga to provide voluntary orthopaedic service.

Dr. Solomon’s interest in hip surgery includes the adult, teenager and paediatric age group with his recognized expertise in the treatment of hip disorders. This includes complex hip surgery, pelvic osteotomies, primary and revision joint replacement surgery, minimally invasive and bone conserving hip replacements including Anterior Approach hip surgery and Birmingham hip resurfacing. Minimally Invasive muscle sparing Anterior Approach Hip Surgery usually allows an earlier recovery and accelerated rehab without the need for any hip precations. He is one of the few surgeons in Australia performing periacetabular osteotomies to preserve the hip joint that may delay or prevent hip replacement surgery.

Dr. Solomon performs over 700 hip and knee replacements per year in both Public and Private Hospitals. It has been well reported in the Orthopaedic literature that high volume surgeons generally have fewer revision procedures than low volume surgeons when using tried and tested implants.

Dr. Solomon is currently involved in world leading innovative research in both Hip and Knee Replacement surgery to refine and optimise surgical outcomes in patients undergoing joint replacement.

Dr. Solomon established the Sydney Orthopaedic Specialists Group in the year 2000.